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Valve fans are like Apple fans (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by lemmeee@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxhumor@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/15970074

Valve:

popularized DRM on PC

killed the used games market on PC

bans people for selling their Steam account

contributed to popularizing microtransactions, loot boxes and Battle Pass

forces you to run a proprietary app to play your games

forces updates on you

pretends they invented Wine

ships devices with a proprietary SteamOS

forces devs to use proprietary libraries to use Steam's features

Gamers:
Yes uncle Gaben more of that please!!!

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

DRM was already a thing on Pcs, and Valves was less intrusive as a player at the time.

I didn't participate in the used games market, but the steam sales are like paying used game prices.

I must have missed how vavle contributed to lootboxes and microtransactions, was that in their games?

Updates are turned on by default, but honestly moat games need the regular updates and steam made those so much easier.

The devices with steamOS installed are sold to distribute steamOS....

f course they have to use proprietary libraries to use features. That is how it works...

Some of those are true while being a reasonable tradeoff for the convenience. The only one I see as an absolute negative is the banning for selling accounts.